6. Interior distribution and compartmentalization
6.1 General (CO 23)
The provisions of this section are designed to limit the spread of fire and smoke through the building.
To this end, rooms must be separated from adjoining rooms and corridors by vertical walls and doors with certain fire-resistance characteristics. However, these walls and doors may not have fire-resistance characteristics for certain rooms with a reduced surface area, or if they distribute rooms or exits grouped together within a compartment....
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Arrêté du 25 juin 1980 portant approbation du règlement de sécurité contre les risques d'incendie et de panique dans les établissements recevant du public. Since then, this decree has been amended many times, and in view of all these changes, the text in force is that published after the latest amendment on 1 er January 2018 by Légifrance.
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